4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Wonderful beer from DDC, bottle at Milos’. Wonderfully complex in both aroma and taste--dark, darker than a typical Abt but with all the great characteristics of the best Quads. Not quite on the level of a Rochefort 10 or a Westvleteren 12, but not all that far behind, in my books.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle @ The Kernel. Cheers to Scopey for bringing this along. The pour’s deep brown with a small tan head. The aroma’s plum, dark forest fruits. Some chocolate. Toffee. Boozy raisin cake. The taste is more of the same. Syrupy sweetness. Plenty of dark fruits. Light candi sugar. Bubble gum. Robust hot finish. Full body, oily. Overall, a decent cold weather beer!
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
341ml bottle. Hazy ruby-brown body, small cappuccino head with good retention. Aroma of yeast, lemon, raisins, herbal hops, sour cherry and lightly grains. Taste of yeast, brown sugar, cinnamon, raisins and a mix of dried dark berries, a touch of hop bitterness, plenty of alcohol. Lots of sedimentation. A tad oily.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Poured a cloudy bright orange. 2 finger white head. Smell is loaded with caramel, candied sugar, dark fruits and a hint of citrus. Wow. sweet, spicy and warming. ABV is nicely hidden, great citrus taste, lovely yeasty finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cuivrée foncée avec des reflets rubis et un col de mousse abondant sans persistance. Nez de caramel chaud et de levures belges. Plus amère que dans mes souvenirs avec un arrière goût de sucre cuit. Profil très «scotch ale». Je persiste à croire que cette bière est née pour vieillir un peu...
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
2-year old bottle shared at The Kernel. It pours deep cloudy brown with a bubbly beige head. The nose is earth, dark fruit, raisin, candy sugar, caramel, toffee, chocolate and spice. The taste is toast, earth, spice, dark fruit, alcohol warmth, candy sugar, wood, cherry and umami aspect with a dry, lightly spiced finish. Full body, moderate carbonation and oily mouth-feel. Good depth of flavour. Nice take on the quad.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Prune and chocolate/caramel malt aroma. Cloudy brown with small head. Very sweet raisin, brown sugar/caramel malt and moderately bitter herbal hops flavor. Nice.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours murky, wood-brown with a slight, off-white head.
Scent is chocolate, plums, yeast.
Taste is sweet chocolate, fruit, caramel, sugar.
A slight bit of alcohol bitter.
Very smooth...woody.
Very good.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Le liquide est brun-cuivré opaque,le col est comme de la houle avec son anneau de dentelle.Au nez, les levures belges sont très présentes et ses sucres résiduels aussi.Au goût,le liquide est huileux avec une douceur bien mise et une saveur boisé et caramélisé.En final,une chaleur alcoolisé que l’on sent bien descendre.Une abt des plus réussi !
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12oz Bottle, poured cloudy brown with barely a head and not much lacing worth noting. Aromas are in your face brown sugar, plum, bourbon and cherry malt. Taste was much of the same with lots of dark fruit and robust roast working together. Light carbonation with a medium to fuller body. Dieu du Ciel doesn’t make many bad beers. 3.8
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